Under Armour All-American Game: No surprise, Lucas Thompson commits to East Carolina

Lucas Thompson

CHRIS HAYS/ORLANDO SENTINEL

Lucas Thompson, who committed to East Carolina during the Under Armour All-American Game, celebrates the White Team victory afterward at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.

Lucas Thompson, who committed to East Carolina during the Under Armour All-American Game, celebrates the White Team victory afterward at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. (CHRIS HAYS/ORLANDO SENTINEL)

By Brendan Sonnone | Orlando Sentinel

Winter Garden West Orange safety Lucas Thompson, as expected, committed to East Carolina during the first quarter of the Under Armour All-America Game on Thursday night at Tropicana Field.

“I felt comfortable there,” Thompson said of ECU. “It felt like family when I got up there with the coaches. They took me in like family and that’s my only one [visit] so far.”

While it looks like the Pirates pulled off the recruiting upset for the time being, it should be noted that Thompson isn’t done with his recruitment. He still has trips planned this month to South Carolina, Louisville and Miami.

Thompson (6-foot-1, 185 pounds) had 75 tackles, including 57 solo, three tackles for loss, two sacks, two forced fumbles, one fumble recrovery, two interceptions, 11 pass break-ups and was in on three blocked kicks this past season.

“After this game I’ll be setting them up,” Thompson said.

The Hurricanes are second on his list and Thompson has said he really likes the 'U,' despite the program’s ongoing off-field scandal.

“The thing that happened with Miami, that doesn’t involve me,” he said. “[Miami] Coach [Al] Golden, he’ll look out for me and keep me on point."